A few weeks ago, Aztec Minerals (AZT.V) announced it has expanded the drill program on its Tombstone project in Arizona. The company had already completed 34 Reverse Circulation holes for a total of 5,960 meters of drilling (on top of 495 meters of core drilling) by the first week of December. Aztec already reported the assay results of 13 of the holes while assays were pending for 21 additional holes.
The company also confirmed it has upsized its drill program by 1,000 meters to 8,500 meters, divided in 7,000 meters of RC drilling and an additional 1,500 meters of core drilling. This means the drill program will now extend into the first quarter of 2026. The turnaround times at the Bureau Veritas lab should improve, and we expect to see additional assay results in the first few weeks of January.
It will be interesting to see the results of the core drill program, as the deeper hole is designed to drill-test the AMT target under the Bisbee formation. The company has previously identified several large conductive bodies so it will be interesting to see assay results from that hole.
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